| Subaru Impreza | |
|---|---|
_Automesse_Ludwigsburg_2024_IMG_1593.jpg) 2024 Subaru Impreza hatchback (GU) | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Subaru |
| Production | 1992–present |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Compact car |
| Body style | 2-door coupe (1992–2000) 4-door sedan (1992–2023) 5-door hatchback (2007–present) 5-door station wagon (1992–2007) |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel drive (1992–present, JDM) Front-engine, all-wheel drive (1992–present) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Subaru Leone |
| Successor | Subaru WRX (for Impreza WRX and Impreza WRX STI models) Subaru Crosstrek (for Impreza RV, XV and Outback Sport models) Subaru Levorg (for Impreza station wagon models) |
The Subaru Impreza (Japanese: スバル・インプレッサ, Hepburn: Subaru Inpuressa) is a compact car that has been manufactured by the Japanese automaker Subaru since 1992. It was introduced as a replacement for the Leone, with the predecessor's EA series engines replaced by the new EJ series. It is now in its sixth generation.
Subaru has offered a 5-door hatchback body variant since 2008. The firm also offered a coupé from 1995 until 2001, a 4-door sedan up to the fifth generation, and a 5-door wagon from the Impreza's introduction which was replaced by a hatchback with the third generation in 2008. Mainstream versions have received "boxer" flat-four engines ranging from 1.5- to 2.5-liters, with the performance-oriented Impreza WRX and WRX STI models upgraded with the addition of turbochargers. Since the third generation series, some markets have adopted the abbreviated Subaru WRX name for these high-performance variants. The first three generations of Impreza were also available with an off-road appearance non-SUV package called the Outback Sport, exclusive to the North American market. For the fourth generation, this appearance package was raised up to be subcompact crossover SUV and renamed the XV (Crosstrek in North America), and is sold internationally. Colloquially, the car is sometimes referred to as Scooby.[1]
Subaru has offered front- and all-wheel drive layouts for the Impreza. Since the late-1990s, some markets have restricted sales to the all-wheel drive model, putting the Impreza in a unique selling proposition in the global compact class, which is usually characterized by front-wheel drive. Japanese models remain available in both configurations.
A 2019 iSeeCars study named the Impreza as the lowest-depreciating sedan in the United States after five years.[2]
- ^ "THE VERDICT SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI: Scooby doo, what are you?". The Independent. 8 February 2005. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022.
- ^ Blackley, Julie. "Cars With the Lowest and Highest Depreciation". iSeeCars.com. Retrieved 16 March 2019.